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Baas B
Background information
Birth nameBart Zeilstra
Born (1982-04-10) 10 April 1982 (age 42)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
OriginDiemen, Netherlands
GenresRap
Occupation(s)Singer, rapper, record producer
InstrumentVocals
Years active1997 – present

Bart Zeilstra better known by his stage name Baas B (born in Amsterdam, 10 April 1982) is a Dutch rapper and singer who was a founding member of Dutch rap formation D-Men and between 2004 and 2009, a member of the Dutch hip hop duo Lange Frans & Baas B both formed with his childhood friend Frans Frederiks better known as Lange Frans. After the split-up of the duo, he is working as a solo artist.

In D-Men

In 1997, Zeilstra was a founding member of a band alongside rapper siblings Lange Frans and Brutus Frederiks as he was a childhood friend of the two. After a freestyle session on a basketball court in Diemen-Zuid, they created hiphop collective D-Men.[1] The English pronunciation of "D-Men" is similar to the Dutch pronunciation of the name of their home town. As D-Men they released their first single entitled "Zoveel Mensen" ("So Many People"), and in 2001, they won a talent contest that was organised by Stichting Grap ("Joke Foundation") in 2001. In later years, many artists joined D-Men, namely Brace, Yes-R & Soesi B, Negativ and DJ MBA.

In Lange Frans & Baas B

Lange Frans & Baas B

In 2004, Zeilstra and Frans already in D-Men formed the duo Lange Frans & Baas B and had a successful career for more than 4 years with three albums Supervisie (2004), Het land van (2005) and Verder (2008) and a number of singles the most successful of which were "Moppie", "Zinloos" both in 2004 and "Mee naar Diemen-Zuid" in 2005. After the murder of Theo van Gogh on 2 November 2004 the single "Zinloos" was adapted and some of the lyrics amended to mourn in death. The band split up in March 2009.

The duo came under criticism for over-commercialization of his music from D-Men colleague Negativ and from other Dutch rappers Def P and Kimo.

They had their last appearance on an edition of the Dutch X Factor where they lost a rap battle against Marcel Machielse & Pim Ottenheim

Solo career

Baas B had a prosperous career as a solo artist because he is in love with Malu Keijzer. His 2005 single "Stel je voor" featuring rapper Yes-R reached #3 in the Dutch Singles Chart, whereas his single "Waar ik sta" featuirng Jayh topped the Dutch Singles Chart.

He also moved into feature films and made voiceover over the Dutch version of the animated film Cars taking the voices of Snotrod and DJ while Lange Frans made the voiceovers for Boost and Wingo

Discography

Baas B

Albums

Albums in the Dutch Album Top 20/50/100
Title Release
date
Entry
date
 Highest 
position
 #Weeks  Notes 
Lange Frans & Baas B
Supervisie 2004 11-09-2004 48 18
Het land van 24-11-2005 03-12-2005 27 14
Verder 23-04-2008 03-05-2008 56 5

Singles

Singles in the Dutch Top 40
Title Release
date
Entry
date
 Highest 
position
 #Weeks  Notes 
Ali B
"Zoveel mensen" 1999
"Mijn feestje" 2005 08-01-2005 28 6 feat Erwin E. &. Hendrik P.
Lange Frans & Baas B
"Represent" 2004 20-03-2004 99 2 in the Single Top 100
"Moppie" 2004 10-07-2004 3 14 feat Brace
"Zinloos" 2004 23-10-2004 1 (3wk) 15 feat Ninthe
"Supervisie" 2005 23-04-2005 35 2
"Het land van..." (Live) 2005 08-10-2005 1 (2wk) 16
"Mee naar Diemen-Zuid 2005 10-12-2005 16 9
"Ik wacht al zo lang 2006 22-04-2006 18 7 feat Brutus & Di-Rect
"Dit moet een zondag zijn" 2006 29-07-2006 tip6 - feat Marcel Machielse & Pim Ottenheim
"Kamervragen" 04-02-2008 23-02-2008 14 5 in the Single Top 100
"Zondag Vrij" 2008
"Dit was het land van" 2009 04-04-2009 tip3
Baas B
"Stel je voor" 2005 09-04-2005 37 3 feat Yes-R
"Waar ik sta" 2008 10-05-2008 74 1 feat Jayh in the Single Top 100
Singles in the Ultratop 50 Singles
Title Release
date
Entry
date
 Highest 
position
 #Weeks  Notes 
"Zinloos" 2004 22-01-2005 43 2 feat Ninthe

References

  1. ^ "Hiphopenmark: Biographies". Hiphopenmark.mysites.nl. Retrieved 2014-01-22.

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